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be_v that_o his_o providence_n continue_v to_o poor_a and_o distress_a person_n in_o the_o world_n and_o other_o occasion_n of_o do_v good_a you_o have_v say_v our_o saviour_n the_o poor_a always_o with_o you_o mat_n 26._o 11._o which_o be_v the_o repetition_n of_o a_o promise_n make_v deut_n 15._o 11._o where_o it_o be_v say_v the_o poor_a shall_v never_o cease_v out_o of_o the_o land_n tberefore_o i_o command_v thou_o say_v thou_o shall_v open_v thy_o hand_n wide_a unto_o thy_o brother_n to_o thy_o poor_a and_o thy_o needy_a in_o thy_o land_n the_o poor_a and_o distress_a be_v god_n assign_n to_o they_o he_o have_v assign_v the_o debt_n we_o owe_v he_o or_o we_o may_v look_v upon_o they_o as_o his_o chamberlanes_n who_o he_o have_v appoint_v to_o take_v up_o his_o rent_n by_o they_o he_o do_v as_o it_o be_v draw_v bill_n upon_o we_o for_o what_o be_v due_a to_o himself_o and_o when_o they_o ask_v we_o in_o god_n name_n it_o be_v no_o forgery_n they_o have_v god_n warrant_n and_o 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tell_v we_o that_o pure_a religion_n and_o undefiled_a before_o god_n and_o the_o father_n be_v to_o visit_v the_o fatherless_a and_o widow_n in_o their_o affliction_n and_o to_o keep_v ourselves_o unspotted_a from_o the_o world_n jam._n 1._o 29._o thus_o we_o have_v make_v out_o our_o obligation_n to_o devote_v some_o part_n of_o our_o good_n to_o god_n that_o be_v to_o work_n of_o piety_n and_o charity_n because_o it_o be_v express_o command_v it_o be_v both_o a_o sign_n and_o a_o essential_a part_n of_o religion_n and_o it_o be_v a_o necessary_a act_n of_o homage_n whereby_o we_o acknowledge_v god_n to_o be_v the_o sovereign_n of_o the_o world_n aâ—…_n the_o true_a owner_n of_o all_o our_o possession_n he_o therâ—…â—…e_v who_o give_v nothing_o this_o way_n 〈◊〉_d a_o divine_a command_n cast_v off_o the_o badge_n of_o 〈◊〉_d â—…gion_n and_o be_v not_o only_o unjust_a to_o man_n but_o to_o god_n he_o rebell_v against_o the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n in_o refuse_v to_o pay_v 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